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IoT development activity, weighing heavily of the economy.’ A release added: ‘These expand its satellite-based offering with the
on Sigfox’s financial situation, in particular networks allow the installation of a range addition of pipeline monitoring, plus vehicle
its level of indebtedness. Spain’s Sateliot of IoT solutions favorable not only to telemetry, tracking, and fleet management.
is finalizing a first-phase capital increase improving connectivity in essential activity ‘More and more oil and gas companies are
for EUR10 million (USD11.3 million) via sectors, such as agriculture or transport benefitting from the operational and safety
which Indra and Cellnex have become and industry, but also to the acceleration improvements IoT provides,’ said Mike
new shareholders and industrial partners, and development of smart cities.’ Carter, President of Inmarsat Enterprise.
reports Satellite-evolution.com. Sateliot UK-based global satellite firm Inmarsat Canada’s Rogers Business has launched
– which is launching a constellation of has announced a distribution partnership a 5G Wireless Private Network (WPN) at
5G/IoT nanosatellites to act as coverage with Libyan network operator Rawafed Kirkland Lake Gold’s Detour Lake Mine,
extension for mobile networks for true Libya for Telecommunications and the second-largest gold mine in Canada
global reach – will issue respective stakes Technology (RLTT). RLTT’s Digital and the country’s first mine to be fully
of approximately 10.5% and 3.5% to Indra Oilfields business unit will use Inmarsat’s connected over a 5G WPN, providing
and Cellnex, with the funds raised from the IsatData Pro (IDP) and Broadband Global enhanced coverage, end-to-end reliability,
capital increase earmarked for advancing Area Network (BGAN) to provide secure, full redundancy, and a low latency network
the development of the technology for satellite-based data services to oil and gas across its 80-square-kilometre operation.
Sateliot’s project, which will merge mobile companies, including always-on remote New solutions supported by the 5G WPN
and satellite networks under the same telematic and CCTV monitoring of vital include tele-remote operations, industrial
standard – already approved by 3GPP in a infrastructure such as wellheads at drilling IoT sensors to provide real-time insight
first phase. and production sites across the country. into operations, drones that can deliver
In Portugal, LoRin Network has chosen ‘Inmarsat’s experience in providing IoT- supplies to the bottom of the mine,
Cellnex to provide infrastructure to host over-satellite connectivity for industry future autonomous haulage vehicles, and
a national LoRaWAN IoT network. Cellnex means that it understands the types of exploration work. All applications will be
Portugal director Nuno Carvalhosa stated products and services we want to offer to monitored and managed through a digital
that Cellnex’s infrastructure ‘allows the oil and gas sector in Libya,’ said Taha dashboard to improve efficiencies and
different operators, in this case LoRin Ellafi, Chairman at RLTT. The services productivity at the site. Rogers worked
Networks, to provide solutions and are delivered through Inmarsat’s ELERA with partners on the project including
services aimed at improving the quality of L-band connectivity network and benefit Cradlepoint, Dell Technologies, Ericsson
life of citizens’ and enabling ‘improvement from ultra-reliable 99.9% availability, and Expeto.
of the functioning of urban centers and the security and small-form, robust terminals.
digital transformation of different sectors The RLTT Digital Oilfields unit plans to

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